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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “snowfall”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “snowfall”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Plugin Navidad IndianWebs shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #1 2 Weather Effect 4K+ · 4.5★ (30) wp.org #2 3 Super Advent Calendar 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Christmas Panda 400+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #10 ↓2 6 too low 5 Rs Christmas Trees – Holiday Decorations, Christmas Garlands & Falling Snow Effect 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Rs Christmas Santa – Snowfall, Christmas Lights, Holiday Music, Flying Sleigh & Countdown 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 DevVN Snow 60+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 Christmas Snow – Festive Snowfall Effect 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑4 1 too high 10 WpXmas Snow 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓2 1 too low 11 BeforeSunrise Realistic Snowfall — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 1 too low 12 SVisciano – Snowfall Effect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 Kitero – Composite Products for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 DCLVBS Snowflakes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too low 15 Presentero – Gift Cards for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑4 4 too low 16 Recovero – Cart Recovery for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Storefold – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓3 3 too low 18 Inputo – Name your Price for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 too low 19 Festival Snow Effect 60+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓2 10 too high 20 Dispatchio – Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑5 3 too high 21 Plusero – Extra Fees for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Anticipo – Pre-Orders for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 Affireo – Affiliates for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓6 1 too low 24 Plugin Navidad IndianWebs 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 11 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.